This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 2023.
Events c. July 1 – The public library at Borny, Metz, is among public buildings burned in the Nahel Merzouk protests in France.
Anniversaries 100th anniversary of Time 100th anniversary of Weird Tales 100th anniversary of the publication of Bambi, a Life in the Woods by Felix Salten The Ego and the Id by Sigmund Freud "The Good Soldier Svejk by Jaroslav Hašek (last installment) "The Horror at Martin's Beach" by H. P. Lovecraft "Hypnos" by H. P. Lovecraft "The Lurking Fear" by H. P. Lovecraft "Memory" by H. P. Lovecraft "What the Moon Brings" by H. P. Lovecraft The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran New Hampshire by Robert Frost "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw Sonnets to Orpheus by Rainer Maria Rilke Three Stories and Ten Poems by Ernest Hemingway Toward an Architecture by Le Corbusier Antic Hay by Aldous Huxley
New books Dates after each title indicate U.S. publication, unless otherwise indicated.
Fiction +New adult fiction, sorted by date of publicationAuthorTitleDate of Pub.Ref.SamThe ShardsAnnalee NewitzThe TerraformersJanuary 31Victory CityI Have Some Questions for YouThe Lock-UpSmall MerciesHappy PlaceThe Covenant of WaterMay 2La TerceraMay 4The Happy CoupleMay 25Fourteen DaysThe DissidentJune 6S. A. CosbyAll the Sinners BleedJune 6David ConnorOh God, the Sun GoesAugust 1Tom LakeAugust 1A Council of DollsWhere There Was FireThe Fraud HollyDaniel MasonNorth WoodsSamantha HarveyOrbitalChristine Platt & Catherine Wigginton GreeneRebecca, Not BeckyDecember 5
Children and young adults +New children's and young adult books, sorted by date of publicationAuthorTitleDate of Pub.Ref.In Every LifeHow Do You Spell Unfair? and Mark OshiroStuntboy, In-Between TimeMama's Sleeping ScarfDiary of a Wimpy Kid: No Brainer
Poetry
Drama
Nonfiction +New nonfiction, sorted by date of publicationAuthorTitleDate of pub.Ref.Bloodbath NationThe Creative ActPirate EnlightenmentPalo Alto A History of California, Capitalism, and the WorldIt's OK to Be Angry About CapitalismThe Courage to Be FreeMatthew DesmondPoverty, by AmericaMarch 21The WagerFire Weather: a true story from a hotter worldThe Dictionary PeopleNaomi KleinDoppelgangerSeptember 12Number Go UpFlee NorthGoing Infinite
Biography and memoirs +New biographies and memoirs, sorted by date of publicationAuthorTitleDate of pub.Ref.SpareLove, PamelaPageboyElon MuskThe Woman in MeDark Horse Records: The Story of George Harrison's Post-Beatles Record Label
Deaths